Legal Advice For Family Businesses

Legal Advice for Family Businesses

As a full-service law firm with a strong focus on private client matters, we offer comprehensive legal support to family business owners throughout every stage of their journey. Whether you are establishing a new venture, seeking guidance on managing business and family wealth, or preparing for succession or a future exit, our experienced team provides bespoke advice tailored to your unique circumstances.

We are trusted by a wide range of family business clients, assisting with both active trading enterprises and passive investments in property or other businesses. Our aim is to deliver clear, strategic legal solutions that protect your interests and support the long-term success and continuity of your family enterprise.

Max Baird-Smith

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Setting up your Business

Once the entity is established, we provide ongoing support including:

Acting as a trustee, company director and/or company secretary;
Administering trusts and companies to ensure they are legally and tax compliant;
Advising on optimum tax and estate planning structuring for your family and working with you on long term succession planning (notably the involvement of next generations);
Making, administering and exiting investments;
Providing oversight of the business including:
liaising with investment advisors and carrying out related tax reporting;
overseeing and administering family wealth; and
coordinating third party advice, for example international legal and accountancy advice.

Family Governance and Succession Planning

Once the entity is established, we provide ongoing support including:

Acting as a trustee, company director and/or company secretary;
Administering trusts and companies to ensure they are legally and tax compliant;
Advising on optimum tax and estate planning structuring for your family and working with you on long term succession planning (notably the involvement of next generations);
Making, administering and exiting investments;
Providing oversight of the business including:
liaising with investment advisors and carrying out related tax reporting;
overseeing and administering family wealth; and
coordinating third party advice, for example international legal and accountancy advice.

EXIT PLANNING

The sale of a business is often a key part of a business founder’s long term aim and is a major event in a business’ life cycle.
Planning for an exit starts well before a purchaser is found and brings with it a host of issues which may not have previously been considered.
Our work with shareholders incudes:

Advising on the structuring options available prior to exit, including tax and succession planning optimisation for shareholders;
Establishing trusts to hold sale proceeds;
Preparing the business for sale; and
Negotiating and advising on the terms of the sale and the sale documentation.